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What Does It Mean to Be White in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Many Americans with white skin have begun to think explicitly about race and its consequences. What does it mean to be white in America?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: May 24, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Spoiler Alert: The Threat of Third Parties, A 2024 Election Special
From: Mateo Schimpf
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We all get a vote...but do we really get a choice?

Bought by Classic107.3, GCR (Global Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - A Deeper Look at Wrongful Convictions in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Wrongful convictions happen all the time in America, and they could happen to anyone. How do we stop innocent people from going to prison?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KSTK, KMXT, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: May 16, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 9
2024-05-17 Fighting Fossil Fuels in the Courts and on the Ballot
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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At age 9, Nalleli Cobo, suffering headaches, heart palpitations, nosebleeds, and body spasms, became an activist, driven to fighting to close the l...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KSQD Santa Cruz, WGCU, KOWS and more


  • Added: May 16, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9
240517: Fighting Fossil Fuels in the Courts and on the Ballot, 5/17/2024
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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At age 9, Nalleli Cobo, suffering headaches, heart palpitations, nosebleeds, and body spasms, became an activist, driven to fighting to close the l...

  • Added: May 16, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
Stephanie Flanders on A Trump Economy & What to Watch in The Ultimate Election Year
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Just in time for election season, Laura invites her sister Stephanie back to the program. Stephanie is the head of Economics and Government at Bloo...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK, KWMR and more


  • Added: May 14, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
Top of Mind - Ending Toxic Polarization in American Politics
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Division is nothing new in America, but this political divide feels different. Why are we so angry? How can we end this toxic polarization?

Bought by KMXT, KMXT, KSTK, RadioStPete Florida, KOWS and more


  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
Crime & Migration: An Abolitionist Plan for Immigration Justice
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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When it comes to crime and migration, all sorts of politicians have justified mass detention and incarceration in the name of confronting a dangero...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, WNYE, and KWMR


  • Added: May 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Benji Backer on Good Citizen
From: Madison Brown
Series: Good Citizen with Ted Roosevelt V
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Benji Backer offers climate crisis strategies from his perspective on the political right. Author of "The Conservative Environmentalist," he starte...

  • Added: May 03, 2024
  • Length: 29:25
2024-05-03 When California Dreams Hit Political Reality
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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The Golden State has staked much of its reputation on its green credentials, with state leaders touting its role on the leading edge of global and...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KALW, KSQD Santa Cruz, KOWS and more


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 10
240503: When California’s Climate Dreams Hit Political Reality, 5/3/2024
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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The Golden State has staked much of its reputation on its green credentials, with state leaders touting its role on the leading edge of global and...

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
War Of The Words
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
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Dr. Jo Lukito of the University of Texas, Austin has made using science to understand political language her life’s work. She joins Jess for the th...

  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Survival for All: Securing Vaccines for the Global South
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Healthcare worker provides COVID-19 vaccination, Credit: World Bank Photo Collection is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
The pandemic exposed stark inequalities around the world, especially in terms of vaccine access, leading to the deaths of untold thousands in the g...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioFreePalmer, and KMUN


  • Added: Apr 30, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
IE: Inside Europe, 4/26/2024
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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Audio-guide to the revolution: join us for a journey through time and space as we visit the streets of revolutionary Lisbon. Then… The EU’s Green...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Michael D. Smith on Good Citizen
From: Madison Brown
Series: Good Citizen with Ted Roosevelt V
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Michael D. Smith reflects on leadership and shares his enthusiasm for the new Climate Corps. The CEO of AmeriCorps, he is deeply committed to commu...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 30:33
Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland on Good Citizen
From: Madison Brown
Series: Good Citizen with Ted Roosevelt V
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Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland dig into political identification, a decline in church attendance, and the search for shared American values...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 29:52
Down-Ballot Politics With Daniel Nichanian of Bolts
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Daniel Nichanian
Election season is still a few months away, but the scent of it is already on the wind. There is a lot at stake in the presidential election, of co...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Top of Mind - Political Primaries
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Why don’t more Americans vote in primary elections? Are open, partisan or closed primaries better for voter engagement?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KMXT, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Can China Erase History – and Democracy – in Hong Kong
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Life is changing quickly for people in Hong Kong

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Angela Davis: A Revolutionary Roadmap for Building a Better Future
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In this first episode of Laura Flanders & Friends (formerly The Laura Flanders Show), Laura is joined by Angela Davis, a leading voice in the movem...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KMUN and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Are Democrats Breaking Up with Israel?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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For many, Netanyahu has passed the point of no return

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), RADIOLEX, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 59:45
  • Purchases: 6
Inside ALEC: 50 Years of Driving Extreme Policies in America with Rep. Ro Khanna & Lisa Graves
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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We’re discussing what’s being done to expose and push back against the anti-democratic practices of the American Legislative Exchange Council, or A...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK, KWMR and more


  • Added: Mar 27, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
883: Let's Celebrate Crying / 884: The Resilient Brain, 3/23/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Let's Celebrate Crying" - When was the last time you cried in front of someone? It’s human to feel grief and pain, but most of us learne...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:01
Liz Cheney on Good Citizen
From: Madison Brown
Series: Good Citizen with Ted Roosevelt V
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Liz Cheney shares the enthralling details from her book, Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning, of defending the Constitution while inside the Cap...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 25:14
2024-03-15 Talk Isn’t Cheap: The Power of Conversation
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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As heat waves, storms, droughts and wildfires continue to worsen, talking can seem like a seriously insufficient climate solution. It’s fair to ask...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KALW and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 12

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